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SEOUL: The head of Korean girl group T-ara’s management agency Core Contents Media (CCM), Kim Kwang Soo, on Tuesday denied rumours that group member Ryu Hwayoung, who has been asked to leave over staff complaints about her, had been slapped by her group mate Jiyeon, reported Korean media.

Kim described the rumours, which had spread like wildfire after a netizen who claimed to be a former backup dancer for the group posted a detailed account of how Ryu was bullied by her group mates, as “lies”.

He re-iterated that his decision to give Ryu the boot was based solely on the opinions of the staff working with T-ara, and had “nothing to do” with the rumours about bullying within the group, pointing out that he believed this decision will help her “become a better artiste”.

Despite Kim’s best efforts to contain the situation, the controversy surrounding Hwayoung’s departure